Women's Christmas in Cork?

When I was growing up in Cork, the 6th of January was known as the women's Christmas. Is it still celebrated or has it gone out of fashion?

It's only celebrated very the devout Christians. Most people don't recognise it as a holiday.

i have never heard of it

It was always know to us as "Little Christmas Day" as this is the day that the 3 wise men arrived to see Jesus in Bethlahem and the final day of the Christmas season. We still celebrate it


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That's really interesting and thanks for asking. The official feast on the 6th January is Epiphany but it has various 'interpretations' in Europe.

Have never heard this one from Cork - I wonder about its origins?

Trust the Irish to find another holiday.

The women in my ex-girlfriends family used to celebrate it going back about 7 years ago. They would just go out and get pi$$ed. And no they werent devout anything...

From co Limerick......

in uk we take our dec's down thats my sons birthday

Yes its still celebrated here. I'm from Cork. Most of the pubs and hotels will have some form of entertainment for the women and its usually older women that go out and celebrate.

Singers like Joe Mac and Sonny Knowles (famous Cork singers) are usually singing at some gig that night.

From what I've seen there is no religious connotation to this celebration. Its there merely for the girls to have their own night put. Just a bit of fun.

I never heard of it before.

What a fantastic idea!..... I can't wait to move there.

It was known as Little Christmas in other parts of Ireland. Never knew it was Women's Christmas in Cork!

Nollaig na mban - Women's Christmas - in Mayo too. Probably all over the country. But here it doesn't get much extra recognition - it's more of a historical thing, a relic of days gone by, acknowledged as being the day that is in it, but no other celebration